Coast Autonomous Reviews

- The CTO consistently overlooks employee safely and concerns when addressing issues with the vehicle. -The CTO frequently shouts at employees when his requests are not met. - There is a language barrier between the CTO and employees, which sometimes leads to frustration when asking for clarifications. - The CTO inaccurately conveys information about features and timelines to customers, creating a sense of misrepresentation. - Compensation is below industry standards. -Daily tasks are dependent on vehicle availability. - The company lacks clear strategic direction. - Excessive focus on developing extravagant gadgets that are both costly and non-functional. - Employees are required to align their schedules with the Robotics Chief Engineer. - The CTO neglects oral hygiene, leading to persistent bad breath. - The CTO dismisses employee input, resulting in a lack of collaboration and a rigid decision-making process. - On-site testing is neglected, resulting in costly repairs when vehicles malfunction after being sent to customer site. - High employee turnover rate, with 50% leaving in the past six months. - No Health Insurance. - Insufficient documentation leads to employee confusion and difficulties in obtaining answers to questions or inquiries. - The company does not provide business cards, despite the extensive travel requirements for employees. - Occasional instances of racially insensitive remarks in the workplace by the CTO. -Unsafe working habits -Employees are forced to work overtime with no perks or benefits. -No employee training.

I worked here for about a month and a half as a test engineer. initially everyone seems really great until you're told that the management tends to scream at people when things dont go their way. there is literally ZERO project management, you essentially sit on the phone with engineers all day while they try to troubleshoot issues that they cant even solve. 90% of the time is spent trying to solve problems that they themselves caused. No one listens to you. I was fired from this company. The reason you ask? Well, I'd been out of town working for essentially an entire month (They were nice enough to let me have one weekend at home). As we were coming home i was told we would be traveling again for another 2 weeks (Up to a month and a half now) and worked on two paid holidays. I simply asked if id be able to have a couple days off so i could take care of some stuff in my personal life. I was sent back the offer letter i signed essentially saying too bad, you signed a thing and didn't get a definitive answer. when i tried talking to the HR lady to understand the company's policies she began being EXTREMELY passive aggressive for no reason and taking everything i said out of context. Then she tried to call me multiple times to handle it over the phone which i didn't want to do because id rather document the entire conversation via Email. Eventually about an hour later i was sent a "Separation Letter" saying i was fired for refusing to do my required duties when in reality, i hadn't denied to do anything, i just asked for some time off and they refused to even acknowledge the question directly. These people dont know how to treat employees properly and have essentially 0 humanity when being asked for some time to take care of things in your personal life. Additionally, they dont offer any kind of medical coverage. Long story short. Management sucks. ABSOLUTELY ZERO project management. If you work here and dont exactly tow the line you might as well already be fired.